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Guacimo Liberia
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 0) In the 7thth minute of the game Abel Lizano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alajuela AFC's Arsenio Huertas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Minor Nuñez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Arsenio Huertas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 11 minutes, Pepe Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guacimo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pepe Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonzalo Castillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Lehman in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Brian Montealegre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jaime Lehman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Castillo having to interfere. Pepe Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Arsenio Huertas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guacimo FC's Gonzalo Castillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Montealegre in the 44th minute of play. Brian Montealegre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When Guacimo FC's Pepe Duarte in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alajuela AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Anselmo Echavarria charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo Echavarria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Guacimo FC. Abelardo Lehman stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arsenio Huertas. 1-0. After having played for 59 minutes, Brian Montealegre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alajuela AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brian Montealegre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Alajuela AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Guacimo FC:s goal. Arsenio Huertas went to the wrong direction when Abelardo Lehman was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Duarte in the 75th minute of play forced Alajuela AFC's goalkeeper Arsenio Huertas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jaime Lehman came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Alajuela AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaime Lehman couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Guacimo FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Castillo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Guacimo FC booed when Alajuela AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herberto Aguilar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 minutes of play, Guacimo FC's Pepe Duarte made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arsenio Huertas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 93 minutes into the match, Guacimo FC's Pepe Duarte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arsenio Huertas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arsenio Huertas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Lizano in the 97th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Guacimo FC's Giovanni Aguilar got a free kick in the 100th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Montealegre in the 101st minute of play forced Guacimo FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Castillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guacimo FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Alajuela AFC for a fine match.